Tag: wins
Jenson Button wins Australian Grand Prix ahead of Vettel and Hamilton
McLaren driver puts in commanding performance, overcoming safety car setback to take chequered flag Jenson Button has won his third Australian Grand Prix in four years, passing team-mate Lewis Hamilton on the first corner of the race and going on to dominate Albert Park until the flag fell in the early evening sunshine. It was [...]
Mark Webber wins the Brazilian Grand Prix ahead of Sebastian Vettel
• Jenson Button finishes third to secure second in championship• Lewis Hamilton retires with gearbox trouble on lap 48 Mark Webber won his first race of the season on Sunday, as Red Bull achieved their third one-two of the season. It was a less happy race for McLaren, Lewis Hamilton retiring on lap 48 with [...]
Lewis Hamilton wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel retires
• Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button finish second and third• Vettel retires on first lap after suffering a puncture Lewis Hamilton’s language sometimes contains such hyperbole that some of his statements need to be taken in conjunction with the nearest available salt mine. So when he described his victory here on Sunday as one of [...]
Sebastian Vettel wins Italian Grand Prix from pole position
• Sebastian Vettel wins ahead of Jenson Button • Red Bull driver has 112-point lead in championship For a brief moment on Sunday the massed ranks of tifosi saw their dreams come true when the lights went out at Monza and Fernando Alonso scythed up the inside of Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton, kissed the [...]
Lewis Hamilton wins F1 German Grand Prix in stunning style
Fernando Alonso second, Mark Webber third at Nürburgring McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton produced a monumental drive to take his second win of the season in the German Grand Prix after an enthralling battle with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, who finished second, and Mark Webber, who came third. Red Bull’s title-holder and runaway championship leader Sebastian Vettel struggled [...]
Lewis Hamilton wins Chinese GP 2011
Lewis Hamilton celebrating with crew after Chinese GP win Video Rating: 4 / 5
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel wins in Brazil to take title to the wire
• Alonso third and sees lead cut to eight points at top• Red Bull win constructors’ title as Webber takes second For the first time in Formula One history four drivers will go into the final race of the season with a chance of becoming champion. That is the scenario that has unfolded following today’s [...]
Sebastian Vettel wins Brazilian grand prix to seal title for Red Bull
• Sebastian Vettel win secures constructors title for Red Bull• Lewis Hamilton’s hopes crumble after Briton finishes fourth The Brazilian grand prix represented the high-water mark in the short but brilliant story of Red Bull. This was their eighth win of the season and their fourth one-two placement. The result, moreover, gave them their first [...]
Fernando Alonso wins South Korean grand prix and seizes title lead
• Ferrari’s Alonso overcomes four main rivals in rain-hit race• Lewis Hamilton second after Mark Webber crashes out The inaugural Korean grand prix was dominated first by rain and then by encroaching darkness, not to mention a safety car which seemed to hog the limelight for far too long. But in the end we were [...]
Fernando Alonso wins Singapore grand prix after Lewis Hamilton retires
• Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso holds off Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel• Mark Webber increases championship lead to 11 points Fernando Alonso of Ferrari took his third victory in five races at the Singapore grand prix today. McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, however, endured another frustrating day in his attempt to regain the world title. Alonso held off Sebastian [...]
